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Megan’s primary practice area is civil litigation.  She is a member of the Vermont Bar, Florida Bar, and also of the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Bar.. Megan joined Bauer Gravel Farnham in 2016 after completing her Vermont Bar Clerkship with the Office of the Vermont Attorney General and the Law Office of Susan M. Buckholz.  Prior to joining Bauer Gravel Farnham, Megan practiced civil litigation in the areas of family law, commercial law, and environmental and land use law.  She spent her first few years of private practice in South Florida and, a Connecticut native, returned to New England in 2015.. Megan received her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she completed the Concentration of Environmental Law, acted as Torts Law Scholar, and was awarded the Sigma Alpha Omicron Award for her role as President of the Environmental Law Society.  Attracted to the Visiting Program at Vermont Law School, Megan spent her third year of law school in Vermont after interning with the Conservation Law Foundation.. Megan received her B.A., cum laude, from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where she was a member of the Women’s Division I Volleyball Team and Copyeditor for The Retriever Weekly.  Megan also interned with the Honorable Judge Wanda Keyes Heard of the Baltimore City Circuit Court and with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.. Megan enjoys volunteerism in her personal and professional life.  She was a proud Board Member of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, an active member of the Junior League of Boca Raton, a tutor with the Learning Bank of Baltimore, and now enjoys membership to the Vermont Bar Association.  Although Ms. Hodson’s family spans the East Coast, she now lives in Montpelier and finds great adventure and peace in the mountains of Vermont.

Attorney Pettersen's practice includes family law, employment law, personal injury, landlord-tenant, and other civil litigation.. Attorney Pettersen grew up in Montpelier, Vermont and graduated from the University of Vermont, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Economics.  He graduated cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review and a nominee for the Paul Lisnek Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.  Attorney Pettersen was a law clerk for two state trial courts where he assisted judges in civil, criminal, family, and probate cases.  Prior to starting his own practice, Attorney Pettersen represented both private and municipal clients at a Burlington, Vermont law firm.. EDUCATION. University of Vermont. University of Illinois College of Law. MEMBERSHIPS. Leadership Champlain, LCRCC. Vermont Employment Lawyers Association. Central Vermont American Inns of Court. Chittenden County Bar Association. Vermont Bar Association

James “Jim” Haskins is a highly experienced Midvale, Utah attorney who excels in representing clients’ interests across a range of practice areas, including family law, criminal defense, and personal injury matters. Jim has been advocating for clients’ rights since he passed the bar in 1979. He considers his role to be that of a trusted counselor who can preserve his clients’ best interests inside and outside the courtroom, whether he is defending their constitutional rights in a criminal case, protecting their right to fair compensation after a serious accident, or helping a family reach a personalized resolution to a custody or support dispute. Jim is also a recognized appellate attorney who has changed the landscape of divorce, custody, alimony, and property rights. Jim has been licensed to practice in California since 1979 and in Utah since 1980. Jim is a founding attorney of Haskins James in Midvale.

I was born and raised in the Milbank, SD area. After graduation from the University of South Dakota School of Law, my family and I relocated to Milbank to live and work. I wanted to be able to give back to a community that had given me so much growing up.. I do not specialize in an specific area of law but practice across the wide spectrum. During my internships, I have assisted on cases ranging from Contract disputes and Purchase Agreements to Divorce and Custody determinations.. I will work hard for you with your legal issue no matter the area.

Nicole's practice focuses on strategic critical thinking, compassionate guidance, and zealous advocacy. The best case is the well-prepared one.. Nicole was born and raised into humble roots in Sioux Falls, SD and is a first generation lawyer in her family. Her father grew up in a family of farmers, and her mother grew up in a family focused on business. Nicole’s family ingrained in her at a young age the importance of working hard and she brings those values of never giving up to her cases both in and out of the courtroom. Her practice consists of strategic critical thinking, compassionate guidance, and zealous advocacy.. Before opening her own law office in 2018, Nicole gained extensive experience working from for 5 different law firms in North Carolina, Minnesota and South Dakota.. In Nicole’s law career, she has extensive trial experience taking a variety of cases to jury trial and having successfully won acquittals in both federal and state court at the felony level. Nicole has also litigated countless custody and divorce cases, advocating for parental rights and to ensure clients end up with their fair share of the marital estate. Finally, Nicole’s experience includes recovering six figures in settlements for clients in personal injury claims. Whatever the fight—Nicole does not back down and brings to the table considerable experience.. In addition to litigating full time and owning her own business, Nicole spends her free time with her husband and two children. She enjoys running, reading and watching movies.

With the Tigges, Bottaro & Lessmann, LLP Law Firm, you get the experience of a large firm with the compassion and attention to detail that is only found by smaller firms. We understand hiring a lawyer is an important decision and usually only happens when something unexpected occurs. Our goal is to get you the best possible result as quickly as possible, so you can get on with your life. The Vriezelaar, Tigges, Edgington, Bottaro, Boden & Lessmann Law Firm is a general practice firm and can handle nearly any of your legal issues. If your issue is outside the practice of the firm, we will help you find an attorney who can assist you.. A little bit more about me on a personal side - I am a native of Decatur, Nebraska, and I moved to Sioux City with my family after graduating law school. I have worked in the Courts of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota representing businesses and individuals in a wide-range of matters - from simple to complex. The diverse nature of my experience means I have handled simple disputes in small claims, as well as complex issues reaching the state Supreme Court - and everything in between.. After working in a larger firm for several years, I began my own firm so I could better serve the clients I wanted to without the constraints that come with larger firm. In 2021, we merged with the Vriezelaar, Tigges, Edgington, Bottaro, Boden & Lessmann Law Firm (now Tigges, Bottaro & Lessmann Law Firm) and remain dedicated to providing the highest quality counsel and advocacy for the benefit of our clients. I now practice in a wide-range of areas, including criminal law, family law, juvenile law, personal injury, and workers' compensation. Contact me for a free consultation. If I can't help you, I will find somebody who can.. When not working, my time is spent with my family, attending school functions, baseball games, and whatever else the kids are into at any given time. I am also an unabashed Yankee and Husker fan.